What is a digraph?

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Jyotsna Kulkarni

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Hello.. Digraph means 2 letters making one sound..in easy way "Di" means 2 & "graph" means written letters. We have Consonant Digraphs- ch च (chin) ,sh श(shop), th(थthin,दthis), wh( व्ह whip), ph फ (graph) Vowel Digraphs- ai ए (nail), ee ई(meet), ieआई (tie), oaओ(coat), ue यू (due), ea ई (leaf) These...
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Hello.. Digraph means 2 letters making one sound..in easy way "Di" means 2 & "graph" means written letters. We have Consonant Digraphs- ch च (chin) ,sh श(shop), th(थthin,दthis), wh( व्ह whip), ph फ(graph) Vowel Digraphs- ai ए (nail), ee ई(meet), ieआई (tie), oaओ(coat), ue यू (due), ea ई (leaf) These are 2 letters saying one sound so they are called as Digraphs. Hope it is clear..thank you. read less
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When 2 letters together give a different single sound which is totally different than the basic sounds of those two letters. There are two types. 1. Consonant Digraph. 2. Vowel digraph
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